Former K-Pop star from Hawaii reflects on her life as a Korean idol

HONOLULU (Hawaii NewsNow) – From “Squid Game” to Gangnam Style to the BTS Army, the “Korean Wave” has actually gotten to the coasts of Hawaii– a expression utilized to explain the international success of Korean songs, charm, material and society.

And while Korean celebrities are often from Korea– one Hawaii teenager obtained the opportunity of a life time.

In 2005, 16-year-old Bekah Kim was come close to by a Korean executive recruiter at a church beach ball video game in Honolulu and asked her to audition for a brand-new K-pop lady team.

“I was super shy,” she remembered throughout a meeting in her Kakaako home. “I love to dance, but I was like a secret dancer.”

At the moment, K-pop had not been that huge in the United States, however Kim leapt at the possibility.

She obtained the job and started training in South Korea throughout her college breaks up until she finished from Moanalua High School.

In 2009, she made her huge launching as component of After …